Old 05-19-2009 | 02:30 PM
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The issues most people have with ATP go for every pilot mill including FlightSafety. Its not that their facilities are bad, or that their instructors are bad, its just that they "steal" your money. Lets say in FlightSafety you would be paying $50,000 where in any other FBO all of your ratings would not go past $30,000 for example. You receive the same ratings and same education everywhere you go because otherwise, you would not pass check rides or tests. Trust me, the Designated Pilot Examiner will not pass you if he does not think you are a good pilot, they are also not impressed with any sort of "airline" style procedures, that stuff is all in the exterior. What really matters is your decision making skills and your overall flight experience. Experience you would not get if you go through all of your ratings in a few months as you would in a pilot mill like FlightSafety. I also suggest you get a degree in anything before starting out in aviation if you haven't already. You will always be put at the bottom of the list without a degree. It does not matter where you get it. Hell, getting your degree and getting your ratings on the side might even be cheaper than going to a pilot mill. Be smart, don't get "seduced" by the fancy website or shiny brochures.
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